The Portland daily press., 1887-07-21
St. Adams commandery at Klneo.


Brown and Bradburys scrape cost the circus
people somewhere near $500.
st. Adams Commandery at Kineo.
Especial to the PREss.]
MT. KINEo, Me-, July 20.-St Alban Com
mandery reached here at $40 last evening
The Knights were delayed two hours, but
had an enjoyable trip The crowd was hap
py, but tired. Dinner was served at the Pc
nobscot Exchange, Bangor.
The party left there at 2.30, arriving at
at Greenville at 5.45 o'clock. On board of
the steamer Gov. Coburn, they had beau
tiful sail of two hours, interspersed with mu-
sic by Chandler's Band.
This has been day full Of rare enjoyment
for st. Alban and the ladies. The weather
is superb. The Knights and ladies followed
their own bent in the way Of amusements,
many, including ladies, climbing to the sum-
NIT of Mt. Kineo. Others took drives, and
large number INDUCED in fishing, and cap
tured many large trout, one party securing
seventeen FOUNDER. Chandler's band gave
fine concert in the afternoon.
In the evening there was grand promen-
ade concert, most jolly occasion, though
several amused themselves with whist and
social converse, All are delighted with the
success of the trip thus far.
The Androscoggin Driving AssocIa-
tion-
LEWISTON, July 20.-The first Androscog-
gin Driving Association opens next Tues
day. About so entries have been made In
the ''free for alp are eight entries, includ-
ing Jack Spratt, Surprise Star Gazer and
Elcho. Fifteen hundred dollars are offered
in prizes. The races are exciting great in
terest in this vicininy.
Boy Drowned at MiIltown.
CALAIS, July 2O.-The twelve year old son
of Charles Smith was drowned Tuesday eve-
ming at Milltown, N. b. He was missed
from his home and searching party found
his clothes on the bank. His body was
found short distance off in three feet of
water.
Three Barns Burned.
HoULToN, July 20.-Three barns, the prop
erty of James Lowry, three miles from
Houlton. burned early Wednesday morning.
The fire is supposed to have been incendia-
ry, ON account of information lately given by
Lowry against liquor sellers. The loss is
pro badly $500; insured for $500.
A Boy Drowned.
RocKLANp, July 20-The four year old
son of Bradford X. Hart was drowned today
in the hold of an old hulk lying at CONNER
cial wharf. The boy was missed about II
o'clock and was found at o'clock.
Suicide at Boothbay.
BooTHBAY, July 2o.-T. D. Loring, late
% nj Too
Works, drowned himself today, fastening a
bar of iron to his neck to make sure. He
had been in poor health a year. Two years
ago his daughter drowned herself near the |
same place.
From Biddeford.
BgDpEEoRD, July 20 Il. -at q meeting of the |
Biddeford Soldiers and Sailors Monument !
Association tonight the trustees were au-
thorized to contract for a monument. The
meeting recommended purchasing white
bronze monument similar to that erected last
year at Salem, Mass, by the Monumental
Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Conn. 1t is
twenty-seven feet high and will cost 81, 900.
1t was also voted to request the city to do
nate the lot in front of the Universalist
church for the erection of monument
FROM bar ndrpOT,
BAR HARBoR, July 20.-There was hop
at the West End tonight. Another will be
held at the Malvern tomorrow night.
The fashionable season has really begun,
now there will be hops every night in the
week at some of the large hotels. The West |
End will have two per week and the Rodick |
two.
The Richmond still remains in the harbor
and is daily visited by large number of peo-
pie.
Several important transactions lin real es-
tate occurred the past week.
Colonel Hadlock has sold his interest in |
the estate called the ''Wild Wood for $780,
600.
Several cottages are to be erected this fall |
at North East Harbor. The Mount Desert |
Real Estate Company will erect business |
block there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bowles are guests of |
Hon. S. b. Musgrove at Edgemore.
The weather is cool and breezy.
Death of SyIvanus Cobb, Jr.
BosToN, July 20.-Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., |
author and story writer, widely known |
through the country, died today. His death |
was caused by relapse after having suffer- |
ed from pneumonia He was born at Wat |
erville. in the year 1923. He leaves a widow |
and two children. The funeral will take |
place Sunday He was SO degree mason.